Close to Aquamarine
#6AFFDD
#6AFFDD is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 100% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 166°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6AFFDD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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16.96:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6AFFDD as they’d see it.
#6AFFDD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6AFFDD
What color is #6AFFDD?
#6AFFDD is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 41.6% red, 100% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 166°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6AFFDD in RGB?
#6AFFDD is rgb(106, 255, 221): 106 red, 255 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6AFFDD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(58, 0, 13, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6AFFDD?
PANTONE 333 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6AFFDD?
Its complement #FFDFE3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.